This Just In: New on the Net

There’s been a lot of stressful stuff in the news lately, so it’s really awesome to stumble across something this gut-bustingly funny. Seriously, "Almost Transformers" had the editorial playpen rolling. I totally wish there was a car in this clip, so I could devote an entire blog to it. Anyway, here’s the news:

• To save costs, the Formula 1 brass has floated the idea of moving to a standard engine, and as you can imagine, not every manufacturer is happy about it. Ferrari has even promised to leave the series if the change is implemented. F1 Live
• Need confirmation that most people are idiots who can’t even plan past lunch? Well, with gas prices dropping, sales of SUVs and pickups have rebounded slightly. Because that trend will continue forever, obviously. Automotive News via Autoblog
• The good old 350 small-block and the Corvette engine have been dropped into just about everything, so lots of domestic gearheads are going to be stoked about this news: the General is going to offer the new ZR1 engine as a crate motor. Motor Authority
• While it’s getting almost boring—in a scary kind of way—to write about how terrible Detroit is doing, it’s interesting to note that it’s not like the Big Three are the only ones suffering—Honda’s profits have dropped by 40%. Freep
• Back in June, Jen blogged about how the producers of ABC’s Wife Swap were looking for a car crazy family. Obviously, they want to stick a gearhead mom in with a bunch of wack-job hippies and vice versa. Know any folks who might be interested? ABC
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